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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1961?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (10°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°55' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°40'32" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1961	Mar 20, 1961 into Aries
Moon	28°54'09" Leo	Direct	Feb 27, 1961	Mar 1, 1961 into Virgo
Mercury	26°01'07" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 24, 1961	Mar 18, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	22°37'25" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	3°02'30" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	27°21'52" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	26°15'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°02'04" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°13'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°45'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°11'38" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 1, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 14:11 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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Jupiter and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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